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July 8, 2015, 2:15 PM

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Microsoft:
Microsoft announces 7,800 job cuts mostly in phone business, writes off $7.6B from Nokia deal  —  Microsoft Announces Restructuring of Phone Hardware Business  —  REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft Corp. today announced plans to restructure the company's phone hardware business to better focus and align resources.
Microsoft:
Satya Nadella email to employees on sharpening business focus  —  Over the past few weeks, I've shared with you our mission, strategy, structure and culture.  Today, I want to discuss our plans to focus our talent and investments in areas where we have differentiation and potential for growth …
Wall Street Journal:
Apple orders between 85M and 90M units of upcoming iPhone models, around 10M more than last year; new models expected to have Force Touch technology  —  Apple Plans Record Number of New iPhones  —  Apples asks suppliers to make up to 90 million of the expected next models by year-end
Ken Yeung / VentureBeat:
Pinterest taps IFTTT and Polyvore as the first two services to integrate its APIs  —  In May, Pinterest announced a new platform for developers to help them build apps that would “bring Pins to life.”  Today, the interest-based social networking company announced the first two services …
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Twitter Celebrates 1 Year Of Mobile App Promotion Ads With New Video Units And Bidding Options  —  It was just over a year ago that Twitter started a broad rollout of its mobile app promotion ads.  It's marking the occasion with a blog post discussing how the program is going and announcing some new features.
C. Custer / Tech in Asia:
How China's stock market drop affects tech companies  —  Unless you've been living under a rock recently, you're probably aware that all is not well in China's stock markets.  After hitting an all-time high in mid June, China's markets have dropped by nearly a quarter, shedding in excess of US$3 trillion …
Lauren Hockenson / The Next Web:
Google Maps iOS update now lets you share locations on Facebook and Messenger  —  Owners of iOS devices, rejoice: Sharing pins with your friends will now get a little easier.  An update from Google Maps now allows you to share your location to more apps, including Facebook and its spun-off communications app Messenger.
Todd Bishop / GeekWire:
Court rejects Intellectual Ventures appeal in Capital One case, citing ‘unpatentable abstract ideas’ … The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled against Intellectual Ventures in a dispute with Capital One Financial, finding that two of the company's patents were based on …

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